Chapter 148: Father and Son
Zhao Mo did meet his stepmother Xiao Wang, but Xiao Wang couldn't do anything to embarrass him, because when she got the letter in the back house, Zhao Shuo was at home and saw Zhao Mo first. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Zhao Mo still had some resentment towards his father and stepmother before. But now, after Qin Bai's explanation and persuasion, he has well hidden these resentments. In front of his father Zhao Shuo, he maintained a respectful and courteous attitude, although he was not close, but with his age and experience, if he was still as close to his father as he was before his mother died, it would be fake. Therefore, Zhao Shuo did not suspect anything at all, but felt that although his son was not very obedient, he was still filial in front of him.
Zhao Mo sent a gift and greeted Zhao Shuo's body, although he had a light attitude towards Xiao Wang's stepmother, he also said the greetings he should have, and there was no mistake in the number of etiquette. When Zhao Shuo asked about his life in the Chengenhou Mansion, he only briefly mentioned a few words, and naturally he only had good words. After finishing speaking, he heard Zhao Shuo say with a loving face: "No matter how good it is in other people's homes, it is not as comfortable as your own family." Good boy, I have wronged you. ”
Zhao Mo secretly clenched his fists, and said with a light smile: "The new lady is only a few years older than her son, there is a difference between men and women, and the son has to avoid suspicion." Studying at his uncle and grandfather can also increase his knowledge, and his son is not aggrieved. ”
How could Zhao Shuo not know that there was a feud between his eldest son and his stepfamily? But there were some things that could only be said secretly, once exposed in broad daylight, it would show his incompetence, and even the Qi family could not do it, so that his wife and children killed each other, and his face was also gloomy. Therefore, in front of outsiders, he still has to whitewash the peace. Now although Zhao Mo refuses to cooperate with him and be a pair of loving mothers and filial sons with Xiao Wang, Zhao Mo gave a reasonable reason, and it is indeed Xiao Wang's fault first, Zhao Shuo also accepted it, and said to Zhao Mo with a smile: "Your uncle and grandfather are outstandingly knowledgeable, and he has a reputation as a talented man when he was young, you have to study with him well, and you are not allowed to slack off, you know?"
Zhao Mo naturally agreed, saluted again, and played a father-son scene with Zhao Shuo.
Maybe it was because Zhao Mo called Qin Bai "uncle and grandfather", which aroused Zhao Shuo's association, and he began to test his son, can he help say something good in front of Qin Bai to make Qin Bai look at him?
The Chengenhou Mansion has no real power, and the holy family in front of the emperor also has water, but the new Yongjiahou is a real favorite of the emperor, and the holy family is extraordinarily long, and other idlers can't compare. Zhao Shuo felt that if he really wanted to seek to succeed the royal family, it was not enough to have the help of the Wang family. The Wang family is just a foreign minister, and he may rely on the princess in the harem, which has some help, but in the comparison of the queen mother's brother-in-law of the king of Shu, this help is not worth mentioning, and he can only seek more support from the clan and the royal family, so that he can be sure to overwhelm the young son of the king of Shu and win the throne. Regardless of the clan, among the imperial family, where is there a person who is deeper than the holy family of Yongjiahou? It is rare that Yongjiahou and his eldest son Zhao Mo have formed a good fate, if he does not know how to cherish it, but instead sits back and watches Yongjiahou "misunderstand" him, it will be too stupid!
Zhao Shuo hoped that Zhao Mo could say a lot of good things in front of Yongjia Hou Qin Bai, saying that he didn't know anything about the Wang family's poisonous hands, and now he was also very annoyed, if it weren't for the fact that it was not easy for the husband and wife, Xiao Wang's family would have been divorced a long time ago. Now that he has punished the little Wang family, forcing her to swear that she will not dare to be unfavorable to her eldest son, and the good things that the Wang family did before will never dare to do it again in the future.
Wu Shaoying, who had been silent in the room and acted as a flower, couldn't listen to this kind of words, and was embarrassed that Zhao Mo even agreed with a solemn face, and his face was not a little different.
However, after Zhao Mo agreed, he said to Zhao Shuo: "I'm afraid this is not a matter of one or two days, father, please be patient." Previously, Wang Cao sneaked into the house to poison me, because the little guy he was looking for couldn't get close to me, so he came up with an idea, just to achieve the goal, so he didn't care about implicating others, so he planned to directly manipulate the tea in the entire Qingfeng Pavilion. In this way, my uncle and grandfather almost fell for Wang Cao's calculations. Now that the truth has long been revealed, my uncle and grandfather are a little afraid. Even if they knew that this matter had nothing to do with their father, they would inevitably be angry. When the son is good and persuades him, after a long time, the anger of the second elder will slowly disappear. When the time comes, it's not too late for my son to find a way to mention something else. ”
Zhao Shuo also knew that what his son said was the truth, so he had no choice but to respond, but he was even more annoyed with Xiao Wang's family and the Wang family behind her. If it weren't for their cruelty, viciousness and unreasonableness, his eldest son would not be in danger, he wouldn't have to be exiled and dare not return home, and he would not have offended Yongjiahou, and even the emperor openly and secretly signaled him to take care of the family first, and then go to the court council, so that he would be eager to find a hole in the ground and get in! If it weren't for the fact that he still needed the help of the Wang family now, he would really kick this group out of the way, and save them from dragging him back!
After Zhao Mo finished speaking, he also gave his father an idea: "My son is now living in the Chengenhou Mansion, and when my uncle and grandfather's family move into the new Yongjiahou Mansion, they will also move over." With a son, there is always a connection between the father and the uncle and grandfather, which is incomparable to others. It is inconvenient for a father to come to the door from time to time, but he can use the reason of caring for his son to send someone to greet his son every ten days every month to greet his son's diet and daily life, which also shows that you care about your son. When your uncle and grandma see it, they will naturally slowly dispel their misunderstanding of you. Moreover, the two families were originally relatives, and they also had the friendship between the grandmother's maternal brother and the uncle and grandfather, and the father's etiquette and exchange of manners were indispensable. You just have to give gifts according to the rules of your relatives and elders, and the house will also return the gifts, and the more you have contacts, the relationship will naturally become closer. When the uncles and grandparents were discouraged, it was logical for the father to want to have more contact with them. ”
When Zhao Shuo heard this, he felt more and more that his eldest son was well-behaved and sensible: "Good boy, you think about it thoughtfully, just do it." I will instruct ......" he paused in the middle of his words, "and tell the steward of the house not to forget to give gifts to your uncle and grandfather at all four o'clock and eight festivals." If you have the Chengenhou Mansion, you can't miss the part of the Yongjiahou Mansion, and you have to add three more percent, and it will be regarded as your shackles. ”
Zhao Mo pursed his lips and smiled a little embarrassedly: "Father is thoughtful, just let the house take care of things, don't let the new lady go...... It's not that her son hates her, it's really the second grandmother of the Chengenhou Mansion over there...... has some old grudges with the Wang family, so I am afraid that the new lady will go to see people's faces. By the way, he told his father about the small conflict that happened at the Dragon Boat Banquet in the Chengenhou Mansion the day before.
He said to Zhao Shuo: "My son didn't know about this, and my son has filial piety, so naturally he is not good at attending that kind of occasion, so he has been staying in the room of Qingfeng Pavilion to study." This is after the banquet was over, Brother Jian sent someone to tell his son. I heard that his mother was very angry, and Mrs. Chengenhou and his aunt and grandmother were also very angry. Not to mention that the son has filial piety, avoiding such occasions is a polite move, if he really appears in the garden, it will collide with the joy of the master's family, just say that the fifth aunt and grandmother of the Wang family act like this, and they don't look at the Qin family in their eyes. Originally, no one mentioned Wang Cao's incident before, but gradually the matter has changed, and others will not talk too much. The fifth aunt and grandmother of the Wang family wanted to mention their son in front of everyone, wouldn't it remind others of that incident again? The second grandmother of the Qin family and the Wang family were originally close relatives, and the fifth aunt and grandmother of the Wang family wanted to make her face like this, so how could people not be angry? The son is just gone, the father has orders, and the son can only obey, and there is no reason to ruin the father's brilliant future. But the five aunts and grandmothers of the Wang family made such a fuss, and what they knew in the capital did not know, and now they have heard about it, but what do people think of their father?"
Zhao Shuo was so angry that his face was crooked.
He wanted to hide this kind of humiliating thing from everyone, but the sisters of the little Wang family wanted to reveal it and say, what did they want to do? Isn't the Wang family really trying to help him achieve great things? Otherwise, how could he repeatedly ruin his reputation? The assassination of Zhao Mo can also be said to be for the sake of the status of the future heir of the Xiao Wang family, and to publicize the persecution of his eldest son by the Wang family, what is the purpose? Could it be that because he gave the little Wang family a look, the Wang family wanted to turn their faces? If they think that by doing so, they will be able to force him to give in and obediently obey them from now on, then it will be a dream! He Zhao Shuo is the grandson of the dragon and the phoenix, the grandson of the emperor and the noble, not a dog of their royal family!
Zhao Shuo was angry, and casually instructed Zhao Mo: "Don't pay attention to the group of people in the Wang family, don't care what the fifth aunt and grandmother say, what kind of aunt is she? You are a child of Zhili, and it is polite to call her Mrs. in front of outsiders. You are also the eldest son and grandson of the Liao Prince's Mansion, a noble member of the clan, where did the Wang family come from to dare to put on a stand in front of you?!"
With his words, Zhao Mo was relieved. It is one thing for him to be willing to act in front of his father and outsiders, pretending to be polite, but it is another thing to be low and small in front of the Wang family. With Zhao Shuo's words, he also saved the effort of making a mistake with the Xiao Wang family and the Wang family, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Because of talking about the Wen family, Zhao Shuo asked his son about the Wen family again: "Have you seen your grandfather and second uncle? Your grandfather is an old fool, your third uncle is a bastard, and only your aunt, second uncle and cousin are good." You don't have to pay too much attention to them, just do your best. If they give you anything, you will take it, and you deserve it. ”
Zhao Mo had a smile on his face, and said happily: "Yes, my grandfather gave my son three thousand taels of silver, and there was a house, and he returned the two little servants to his son." The son finally breathed a sigh of relief. When I ran away in Datong, because I was in a hurry, my cousin could only give me all the scattered silver on hand, but it was only one or two hundred taels. Along the way, after entering Beijing, his son's daily expenses were taken care of by his uncle and grandfather. The son is embarrassed. Uncle and grandfather not only saved his son's life, but also taught his son to read, and supported his son in vain, which really made his son very ashamed. Now that he has the money given by his grandfather, his son can be much easier, why can't he eat white rice at his uncle's house?"
Zhao Shuo's face turned red when he said this. He did give the Wen family two Zhuangzi to provide for the daily expenses of the eldest son, but he didn't pay a penny to Qin Bai. Of course, now that things are said to be done, he will also send a thank you gift, but that is not his son's daily use after all. Could it be that he has always relied on outsiders to raise his son?
Zhao Shuo immediately spoke: "Since your grandfather gave you three thousand taels, then I will also give you three thousand taels, you can take it for a long time, and ask me again if it is not enough." Then he ordered someone to go to the back house to get the silver ticket.
When Qin Hanzhen heard this, he couldn't help but ask Zhao Mo: "Since your father called for three thousand taels, why do you only have five hundred in your hand now?"